Med ready gloves

ABSTRACT

This invention comprises of one-time single-use gloves made from latex or vinyl that have a built in pocket space on the outside surface (the term “outside surface” refers to the surface of the glove that is distal from the body of the wearer) of the glove in palm and fingers areas that have tiny surface holes on the outside surface of the pocket to allow dispensing of solution that is sealed under a plastic pull back tab. Once the tab is pulled back, the solution can be forced out of the pocket&#39;s tiny holes located on the outside surface of the pocket, by squeezing the hands gently for small amounts or firmly to allow larger amounts of solution. These gloves can be produced to be sterile or non-sterile, depending on the need of the product. The purpose of these gloves are to provide a one time use solution to administering topical solutions, medication and shampoos to human and animal patients, providing a sterile approach when necessary, provide a barrier to disease between the caregiver and patient. They are environmentally friendly by eliminating excessive waste of one time used contaminated containers.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of these gloves are to dispense medication, emollients, shampoo and other solutions through tiny holes in a pocket in the palm and fingers areas outer surface and to provide a barrier to disease and bodily fluids between caregiver and human or animal patients.

These gloves comprises of a one time single use latex or vinyl glove that has a built in latex or vinyl pocket space on the outside surface in the palm and fingers that have tiny surface holes in the pocket to allow dispensing of solution from the sealed pocket on the outside surface under a plastic pull back tab that once pulled back the solution can be forced out of the pocket through the tiny holes by squeezing the fingers and hands gently for small amounts of the solution to dispense or firmly to allow larger amounts of the solution to dispense and is activated by pulling back a seal comprised of plastic adhered to the inner palm outside surface area of the glove.

These gloves containing pockets in the palms, will be made of vinyl or latex and can be produced to be sterile or non-sterile, depending on the need of the product. The purpose of these gloves are to provide a one time use solution to administering topical solutions, medication and shampoos to humans and animals, provide a sterile approach and be a barrier to disease, bodily fluids and communicable disease between the caregiver and patient.

The gloves are environmentally friendly by eliminating the excessive waste of products in hospitals, medical centers and veterinarian clinics. Once certain medications, solutions and shampoo containers are opened they have to be disposed of and can not be used on another patient due to contamination. With these gloves, the pockets would hold the desirable amount of solution needed for each human or animal, provide a barrier, provide sterilization when applicable and after the patient is treated these gloves can be disposed of. Previously wasted barely used bottles and containers of each item would not be wasted and only the amount of waste from the glove worn would be disposed of, eliminating huge amounts of waste.

These gloves would be manufactured in the same manner as the typical medical gloves made, but would be revised to include the pocket to be filled and then be filled with the specific solution needed.

These gloves would be useful in the Medical, Veterinarian and Public Sector providing a wide range of solutions to be filled in the pockets for use.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

There are many possibilities for using these gloves with the sealed pockets of solution. Reducing the risk of acquiring potential disease, creating sterile contact and eliminating waste of products are examples of the benefits of these gloves with sealed palm pockets.

From the medical standpoint, an example would be to have the appropriate medication used to treat a Staph infection in the pocket of the glove. The caregiver does not want skin on skin contact. The caregiver could put on these gloves, pull back the tabs, squeeze fingers, apply treatment and throw the gloves away. No wasted bottle, no skin contact, time saved and less mess.

Pet owners can be less obvious when it is time to flea or apply medication to their pet by gently petting and rubbing the medication on the animal by squeezing the gloves as they are applying the product with no fear placed on the pet. For instance, pets are frightened by the sight, smell or sound of containers used to applying flea medication. These gloves would eliminate the fright and along with, give a soothing massage type of application of flea medication or other topical medications and solutions.

The public can benefit by using these gloves to apply medication on their children/humans discreetly without scaring them. The pocket could contain teething medication so a baby can get the medication rubbed on their gums without being exposed to germs. These gloves would be useful in shampooing or bathing humans with readily available soap or applying topical medications or solutions and be convenient to dispose of without having to have skin to skin contact with a patient who is contagious.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a palm view of the glove showing the appearance and placement of the pocketed area in the palm of the glove and the filling valve stem location on the glove according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a palm view of the glove showing the area to be sealed over the fill-able pocket and the tabbed pull back seal placement on the glove according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a standard medical glove demonstrated by the dotted outline 1 of the glove. The right and left glove are mirror images of one another, hence only the right is shown. The glove has a 2 sealable pocket overlying the outer surface palm and fingers areas of the glove. The tiny holes 3 are located on the outer surface of the pocket over the palm and fingers areas of the glove. The filling valve and stem 4 is located on the lower border of the palm area on the outer surface of the pocket. The right and left glove are mirror images of one another, hence only the right is shown.

FIG. 2. is a plan view of a standard medical glove demonstrated by the dotted outline 7 of the glove. The pull back tabbed portion of the seal 5 is located at the bottom palm area over the filling valve stem of the gloves. The pull tab will be attached as one piece to the actual plastic seal. The seal 6 will cover the palm and fingers areas on the outer surface of the pocket to be filled. The right and left glove are mirror images of one another, hence only the right is shown. 

1. The glove comprises of a one time single use latex or vinyl glove with a pocket on the outside surface of the glove in the palm area.
 2. The glove will have a built in latex or vinyl pocket space on the outside surface of the glove in the palm and fingers area. In this claim, the term “outside surface” refers to the surface of the glove that is distal from the body of the wearer.
 3. Such pocket will be located on the outside surface of the palm and fingers areas of the glove. The pocket will have tiny outside surface holes on the encapsulated area, (also referred to as pocket area in this claim). located on the outside surface of the pocket distal from the caregiver to allow dispensing of solutions of medicine, emollients, shampoo and any or all topical solutions for treating humans and animals.
 4. Such pocket will have a plastic seal that covers the entire outside surface area of the pocket, sealing and/or keeping sterile the solution within the capsulated area until the time of dispensing and applying the solution.
 5. Such seal will be a pull back tab that detaches from the outside surface sealed area once it is pulled back unsealing the pocketed solution and exposing the tiny holes.
 6. While wearing these gloves, the caregiver pulls back the plastic tab to unseal solution. Gently squeezing of the hands and fingers forces the solution out of the tiny holes to the outside surface area of the palm and fingers areas allowing disbursement and application of the medicine, emollients, shampoo and any or all topical solutions from the caregiver to the patient or animal.
 7. The gloves will be an effective barrier of contagious diseases and bodily fluids between caregiver and patient, while allowing application of therapeutic solutions and medicines.
 8. The sealing tab will have an adhesive on the inside surface to adhere the sealing tab to the outer surface of the pocket sealing the holes to keep the solution in place and to keep the solution sterile when applicable.
 9. The sealing tab can be pulled back with little force to unseal to expose the pocket holes.
 10. The glove will be filled by a port on the outer surface of the pocket after it is sealed with the sealing tab. Once filled the port will be sealed by a heated press sealer.
 11. These gloves will come in pairs containing one left glove and one right glove. 